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Ireland - History - Rebellion of 1798

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  • Two men apprehending Lord Edward Fitzgerald at gunpoint in his bed chamber for high treason. Line engraving with etching.
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    Two men apprehending Lord Edward Fitzgerald at gunpoint in his bed chamber for high treason. Line engraving with etching.

    | Date: 1800-1899 | Reference: 42809i
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    Irish rebels practise their weapons on the effigy of a British soldier which is spiked on a spear outside a country ale-house. Aquatint by J. Gillray, 1798.

    Gillray, James, 1756-1815. | Date: June 13 1798 | Reference: 590713i
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